Curricula

The student
* co-operates in a multicultural environment
* works independently in situations involving working life communications in the two national languages and at least one foreign language
* takes the impacts and opportunities of internationalisation trends into consideration in his/her field.

The student
* assesses and develops their competencies, and is willing to continue learning
* acquires, processes and assesses his/her own field data, theories, concepts, methods and principles critically
* assumes responsibility for group learning and sharing learned knowledge.

The student
* carries out research and development projects by applying the information, methods and practical skills acquired
* solves problems in a new way, creatively and develop working skills
* obtains information that is relevant in view of the development challenge or problem at hand and makes decisions based on it.

The student:
* acts in a collaborative manner as a member of student and work communities and other groups in compliance with the principles of professional ethics and furthers the performance and well-being of the group
* organises work duties, workflows and decision-making and works in expert duties in a systematic and goal-oriented manner
* shares his/her expertise and makes use of the expertise of others.

The student
* communicates well, both orally and in writing in his/her mother tongue
* uses information and communications technology in his/her assignments in many ways
* considers various factors in his/her work and works in networks.

The student:
* builds customer-driven, sustainable and economically profitable solutions in his/her networks
* takes responsibility for his/her own actions and their consequences
* shows courage to try new things and manages the risks involved.

• Commercialises potential ideas into innovations
• Is familiar with creative work methods and innovation process tools required in the field and utilises them to develop operations and create new things
• Promotes a culture that supports innovation in organisations
• Predicts and follows the developments in the operating environment; seeks, analyses and utilises information and disseminates it via internal and external networks.

• Understands the role of food culture as part of cultural heritage and passes on this understanding
• Is familiar with the food chain and acts as part of it in a responsible manner
• Develops the total quality of the food chain
• Understands the meaning of the relationship between nutrition and health to public health
• Manages customer-oriented production and service processes in food and catering services
• Recognises the sub-areas of sustainable development of food and catering businesses and develops profitable business activities from these starting points.

• Systematically improves the quality of business in the field
• Manages responsible and profitable business operations in the field, producing value for customers, companies and society
• Markets and sells services in a customer-oriented manner
• Manages and creates the prerequisites for staff expertise and well-being
• Communicates and networks with interest groups.